How do I answer the interview question “why don’t you just stay at your current company rather than leaving"?

I love my coworkers, but I am no longer growing in my current role. I want to learn new things and get new responsibilities, but when I asked I was told nothing is currently open

Prepare for this question ahead of time.

  1. Don’t talk bad about the company
  2. Don’t talk bad about your coworkers
  3. Try to spin you leaving as growth for you
  4. You CAN talk badly about their infrastructure/processes.

Examples:

They currently use an old version of [Software common in industry]. I would like to learn new things and I can’t really grow in my current role

I love my coworkers, but I am no longer growing in my current role. I want to learn new things and get new responsibilities, but when I asked I was told nothing is currently open

I am not getting enough hours at my current job and when asked they said there are no more hours to offer.